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Carolina González de la Fuente es socia responsable del departamento de litigación penal de Ius+Aequitas desde 2024 aunque se incorporo en la firma en 2018 para liderar dicho departamento. Es especialista igualmente en corporate compliance y derecho penitenciario.
Área de Litigación Penal
Partner
Carolina González de la Fuente has 20 years of professional experience, all of which have been focused on the practice of criminal law in all its variants, including general criminal law, economic criminal law, penitentiary law, and corporate compliance. Before joining Ius+Aequitas, she worked at Ceca Magán Abogados and the criminal law firm Luis Romero y Asociados, where she led the Madrid office from 2012 until her departure in 2018. At that time, she took over as head of the Criminal Litigation department at Ius+Aequitas, becoming its managing partner by the end of 2024.
She specializes in criminal law, economic criminal law, penitentiary law, and corporate compliance.
Currently, she is involved in defending the interests of victims in major economic fraud cases that have occurred in Spain. She is particularly noted for her expertise in representing foreign companies whose interests have been compromised in Spain, which now constitutes a significant part of her work.
Additionally, she has participated in numerous extradition and international cooperation procedures, reflecting the international focus of Ius+Aequitas' Criminal Litigation department.
She has been recognized by various international directories such as Leaders League and Legal 500, and her department has also been acknowledged by the Chambers Europe directory.
Criminal Procedural Law
Corporate Compliance
Internal Investigations
Penitentiary Law
Law Degree from the University of Salamanca
Master’s in Practical Criminal Law from the European School of Legal Practice
Specialist in Penitentiary Law from the ICAM (Madrid Bar Association)
University Specialist in Corporate Compliance from UNIR
Legal500 2024: Next Generation Partner in Corporate Crime
Leaders League 2024: Recognized in White-Collar Crime
Best Lawyers 2025: Recognized in Criminal Defense
2020: Legal 500: Ranked in the “White Collar” category in Spain: “The team is really competent”; “All the lawyers have a lot of experience and are very qualified to solve all kinds of issues, in a professional way, in the requested time.”
2021: Leaders League: Listed as “Recommended” in the “White-Collar Crime” category
2022: Leaders League: Listed as “Highly Recommended” in the “White-Collar Crime” category
2022: Legal 500: Listed as “Next Generation Partners” in the “White-Collar Crime” category
2023: Leaders League: Recognized in the “White-Collar Crime” category
2023: Legal 500: Listed as “Next Generation Partners” in the “White-Collar Crime” category
Madrid Bar Association (“Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid”)
ACAMS (Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists)